How Many People Are Named Othello?
people named Othello are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 808,002 people in the US has this name
Based on 803 babies named Othello in Social Security records from 1905 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
24 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Perhaps an Italian diminutive of OTHO. Shakespeare used this name in his tragedy 'Othello' (1603), where it belongs to a Moor who is manipulated by Iago into killing his wife Desdemona.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Othello (99.6%) were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1910s: 42% of the babies were girls then and 34.1% in the 1920s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Othello alive today is about 34 years old, and 55% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 57 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Othello first appears in the records in 1905 and was given most often in 1919, to 24 babies. In 2025, 8 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1905 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Othello has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,842, in 1914. In 2025 it ranked #9,472. Among girls, its best rank was #2,044, in 1908.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,472 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,842 (1914) | #2,044 (1908) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,913 in the 1920s | #3,454 in the 1910s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Othello alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Othello were born in Texas than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.
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